Seth's Blog: What would a professional do?

I see this all over the forums. Either the amateurs are calling the professionals 'elitists' or 'snobs' while the professionals call the amateur 'unsophisticated' and 'under-cutters.' I think it has more to do with the clients perception of what they are getting...

What are they getting? A 'pretty good' shot that is cheap may be just what they need. Not a top level image made perfectly made not be important. Likewise, an amateur shot could be a terrible decision for a company's needs.

Knowing what you can do makes it a very good bargaining chip.

Seth's Blog: What would a professional do?: "When you compete with professionals, you have a problem, because generally speaking, they're better at what they do than you are.

I think there are four valid ways the think your way out of this situation:

1. Hire a professional.
2. Be as good as a professional.
3. Realize that professional-quality work is not required or available and merely come close.
4. Do work that a professional wouldn't dare do, and use this as an advantage.

The first option requires time and money you might not have, and I'm presuming that's why you didn't do it in the first place."